swan480 wrote:
Someone on these boards commented recently that since ebooks are new and almost fad-like, that publishers are getting away with charging higher prices -- but as the newness wears off, they will have to settle into a slightly lower price bracket. I think that's probably a pretty accurate assessment.
You probably think that because you're still young. 
When I was little, paperbacks were still something of a novelty ... and they cost 75¢. So much for prices dropping when the novelty wears off.
ABthree wrote:
swan480 wrote:
Someone on these boards commented recently that since ebooks are new and almost fad-like, that publishers are getting away with charging higher prices -- but as the newness wears off, they will have to settle into a slightly lower price bracket. I think that's probably a pretty accurate assessment.
You probably think that because you're still young.
When I was little, paperbacks were still something of a novelty ... and they cost 75¢. So much for prices dropping when the novelty wears off.
Indeed - the price of books has generally out-paced the overall inflation. I don't have specific inflation rates for printing books, but for the average inflation rate books cost more than ever.
In 1989 I bought a novel for 2.49$ - simply adjusting for the inflation rate it should cost me 4.49$. When was the last time you saw the average MMPB cost 4.50$? Try almost double that from just a quick glance through the shelves of my local B&N.
No, I doubt prices will come down much, if at all. Not unless the increased profit margin doesn't make up for a possible drop in sales - sales which have grown 200% in one year I might add.
